Equinix and Syniverse Accelerate Service Innovation for Mobile Industry
April 30 2012 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center
services, today announced the availability of the Syniverse PRIMESM
IPX Solution, the leading global gateway for enabling IP access to
the mobile cloud, in several of Equinix’s International Business
Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers. Direct access to Syniverse inside
Platform Equinix™ exemplifies the
caliber and proximity of vital go-to-market partners that drive
high-performance, high-value and differentiated services to
consumers and enterprises worldwide.
The Syniverse IPX Solution delivers unmatched reliability and
unparalleled scalability to propel growth for companies throughout
the entire mobile value chain on Platform Equinix. These
supply-chain partners include other service enablers, mobile
network operators (MNOs), cable providers, ISPs, and content and
application providers.
Mobile communications is experiencing unprecedented growth
worldwide. According to the February 2012 report Mobile is the New
Face of Engagement by Forrester Research, one billion consumers
worldwide will have smartphones by 2016. In that same
timeframe, mobile spend will reach $1.3 trillion as the mobile apps
market reaches $55 billion and mobile commerce growth exceeds $31
billion. To address the demand for mobile services, companies must
be able to scale the mobile infrastructure to increase capacity,
improve user experience and deliver new services to meet demands of
mobile users.
“As the interconnection point for the world’s leading
businesses, Equinix offers Syniverse an ideal platform to easily
integrate our proven network solutions into the mobile strategies
of Platform Equinix participants,” said John Wick, senior vice
president, Global Network Solutions, Syniverse.
“The Equinix global ecosystem comprises leading companies whose
solutions have paved the way to enabling global interoperability
within mobile and wireless,” said Jim Poole, general manager,
Global Networks and Mobility at Equinix. “With hundreds of
companies driving innovation and growth in the mobile industry, we
see the addition of Syniverse to Platform Equinix as a great
example of how our global architectural model can enhance lines of
business for companies,” Poole said.
The Syniverse IPX solution is available in select Equinix’s IBX
data centers to quickly and easily establish direct
interconnections that access next-generation IP services and reach
more than three billion mobile subscribers worldwide. The centers
are located across North America, Europe and Asia including Atlanta
(AT2, AT3), Chicago (CH1, CH3), Dallas (DA1, DA2, DA3),
Philadelphia (PH1), Phoenix (PX1), Seattle (SE2), Tampa (TA1),
Toronto (TR1), Washington, D.C. (DC2), Amsterdam (AM1), London
(LD5), Hong Kong (HK1) and Singapore (SG1). Search for Syniverse in
the right data center location for your business using Equinix
Marketplace™, a web-based portal that
makes it possible to quickly find and directly connect potential
partners, customers and suppliers of digital services.
Additional Resources
- Inside Story: Syniverse Knows the Power
of Being In (video)
- Enabling the Mobile Ecosystem
(whitepaper download)
- Platform Equinix (tutorial)
- Structuring Mobile Applications and
Content for Performance and Revenue Gains (webinar featuring
Cotendo)
- Locate Syniverse services by location
using Equinix Marketplace (register for guest access)
- Syniverse PRIMESM IPX Solution
- Equinix / Syniverse Solution Sheet
About Syniverse
Syniverse makes mobile work for more than 900 mobile operators,
cable and Internet providers, and enterprises in over 160
countries. With unmatched expertise and more than 20 years
simplifying the complexities of roaming, messaging and networking,
Syniverse serves as the force at the center of the mobile
communications universe, keeping people connected today and forging
new connections for tomorrow. Nobody knows mobile like Syniverse.
For more information, visit www.syniverse.com, follow Syniverse on
Twitter or find Syniverse on Facebook.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects businesses with partners
and customers around the world through a global platform of high
performance data centers, containing dynamic ecosystems and the
broadest choice of networks. Platform Equinix connects more than
4,000 enterprises, cloud, digital content and financial companies
including more than 700 network service providers to help them grow
their businesses, improve application performance and protect their
vital digital assets. Equinix operates in 38 strategic markets
across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific and continually invests
in expanding its platform to power customer growth.
http://www.equinix.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but
are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and
constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering
Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to
the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in
recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete
any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time;
competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to
generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay
new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business
from our key customers; and other risks described from time to time
in Equinix’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In particular, see Equinix’s recent quarterly and annual reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which
are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume
any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained
in this press release.
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